Hog holder



May 4, 1954 R. JOHNSON HOG HOLDER Filed June 4, 1952 VINVENTOR. LESTER R. JOHNSON FIG.2

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TTORNEY Patented May 4, 1954 ITED STATS ATENT GFFIC 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to means for use in catching and holding hogs while ringing them, and are commonly called hog traps. Broadly, such structures are old.

This construction consists essentially of a rectangular box, in which each hog is trapped, and a stanchion mechanism for engaging each hog behind its ears. It is an object of this invention to keep the hog in central position, and this is done by making the body of curved metal so that, if the hog tries to step to one side, he will step on the curved metal and will slip to the center of the hog holder.

In the drawings annexed hereto and forming a part hereof,

Fig. 1 represents a front elevation of this hog holder;

Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of that shown in Fig. 1, in the direction of the arrows 2--2;

Fig. 3 represents a rear elevation of this hog holder, in the direction of the arrows 3-3, in Fig. 2; and

Fig. i represents a plan view of the end of Fig. 2, in the direction of the arrows 4-4, in Fig. 2.

Reference will now be made in greater detail to the annexed drawings for a more complete description of this invention. A body i is reinforced at its ends by rectangular frames 2 and 3 of angle iron construction, which angle irons are preferably notched at the corners and bent into rectangular form. These frames, when bent, are welded to increase strength and rigidity, While the body I, originally in the form of a barrel, and made, preferably of metal, has its ends removed and it is welded to the frames 2 and 3. This body I is cut open, lengthwise, at the top, thereby adding height, equally, to the two side walls of the body i, leaving the top open.

The frame 2, at the entrance end of the hog holder, is a complete rectangle while, at the other end, the frame 3 is a similar rectangle, but it has its top projecting in one direction beyond the top corner, as shown at 4. On this end is mounted a latching member 5 which operates With a latching dog 6, pivoted to a stanchion member 7, pivoted at 8.

A latching member 9 has an end inserted at 8 to hold the stanchion member I in place, and it has the other end bent, as at M, to engage the lower member of the frame 3 and keep it in place. The end of the latching member 9 which is inserted at 8 is adjustable by reason of a plurality of holes Hi to space the stanchion members i and ii to fit various sizes of hogs. It will be seen that the stanchion member H is also adjustable by reason of latching units i2 movable to various holes l3 in the frame 3, and that it has its end bent, as at M. The stanchion members l and II are notched, as at I5, in order to fit them to the neck of each hog.

Although the lowest part of the body I is very close to the ground, it requires a hog to take a small step up when getting into the hog holder.

Preferably the body I is corrugated, vertically, to make it stronger than a plain surface is, although it will be understood that the metal used may be plain, if desired.

It will of course be understood that various changes may be made in this construction without departing from the essential features thereof, as disclosed by this specification and as defined in the annexed claim.

Having now described my invention, I claim:

A hog holder comprising a pair of end frames, an interconnecting means for said frames comprising a curved sheet formed in the lower part of the body of the hog holder in substantially semi-cylindrical shape and having side sections extending upwardly therefrom in approximately vertical relation, the diameter of said semi-cylindrical portion being substantially equal to the width of said frames, means securing the frames to the ends of said curved sheet, and hog-engaging means carried by one of said frames and placed across the associated end of said curved sheet, the latter being corrugated transversely along the lower semi-cylindrical portion, whereby an animal held in the hog-holding means may obtain a good foothold with which to pull back against the hog-holding means.

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